A Place To Bury Strangers – Another Step Away

I can imagine Jesus & Mary Chain fans wincing in their seats as they listen to the feedback drenched squall of ‘Another Step Away’. Yep, it doesn’t stray too far from the Scottish bands template but boy does it sound rather nifty set amongst the hoards of clean cut perfectly fringed contemporary bands. And it’s not as if the Reid brothers disapprove as they’ve already shared a stage with A Place To Bury Strangers. The New York 3-piece are currently on an all out UK tour promoting their self-titled LP which came out last year. An it could be a case of death by audio if previous reviews of the eardrum perforating live APTBS experience are anything to go by. Even at the lowest setting on the dial ‘Another Step Away’ shatters glass, gives budgies heart failure and proves without a shadow of doubt that drone rock is alive and well and about to give you a damn fine kicking. KD

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As a representative for Jesus & Mary Chain fans ™ I’ll have you know there is little wincing involved, although most of the excitement about APTBS seems to have faded – we were head over heels for them circa 3 years ago, which makes it slightly surreal to see them get this big breakthrough with pretty much the same songs now! In retrospect I think they’re good but could use more tunes in the long run. You should check out their predecessor Skywave and sister band Ceremony too if you’re into this kind of stuff. (They’re both slightly more song-based but can both kick up a pretty good noise)